Colour

#536EA3

#536EA3
Blue
Dark
Nearest: Steel blue

#536EA3 is a blue with RGB values 83, 110, 163 and HSL 220°, 33%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#536EA3#536EA3

HEX#536EA3

RGBrgb(83, 110, 163)

RGB (0–1)0.3255, 0.4314, 0.6392

RGB percentages32.5%, 43.1%, 63.9%

HSLhsl(219.8, 32.5%, 48.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(219.8, 49.1%, 63.9%)

CMYK49.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 36.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer5,467,811

CSS custom property--colour: #536EA3;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.15635WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness110.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.09:1

Contrast with white5.09:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.13:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#6C6C6C

Inverted#AC915C

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#5A72A5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#516BA2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#317981no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 32.3 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.13:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 11.1 Slate grey · ΔE 23.2 Light slate grey · ΔE 23.8 Cornflower blue · ΔE 23.8 Dark slateblue · ΔE 28 Dim grey · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 11.12, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyblue

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A38853

Analogous#5396A3, #6053A3

Triadic#A3536E, #6EA353

Split complementary#A36053, #96A353

Tetradic#A35396, #A38853, #53A360

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#D7DEEB

Lighter +30%#B5C2DA

Lighter +20%#94A5C8

Lighter +10%#7289B7

Darker −10%#425781

Darker −20%#31405F

Darker −30%#1F2A3E

Darker −40%#0E131C

More saturated +25%#3464C2

Less saturated −25%#727884

Channel breakdown

R83

G110

B163

Red83 (32.5%)

Green110 (43.1%)

Blue163 (63.9%)

Hue219.75°

Saturation (HSL)32.52%

Lightness48.24%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 53 · G 6E · B A3

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Colour values

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